BTW, I have a RNG mlist for those who are interested in such discussions: http://lists.bitrot.info/mailman/listinfo/RNG
I've thrown out some egd-like ideas as well, including a system that allows randomly-generated bits to flow from the box with the RNG over a LAN to the systems that need them, with some protections against eavesdroppers, and the possibility of using subnet-directed broadcasts for "opportunistic reseeding" - basically mixing into the pool without updating the count. I'm also intrigued by the idea of RNG subsystems and APIs. You know, you gotta test outputs from analog stuff pre-whitening and mixing, but then you want to whiten or mix sources. Also, sometimes you want random bits, other times you might want trits or other distributions. BTW, I have a chapter on randomness and unpredictability in my book: http://www.subspacefield.org/security/security_concepts/index.html#tth_sEc29 It contains a variety of observations and links to RNG-related tools, and a few typos :-) -- Good code works on most inputs; correct code works on all inputs. My emails do not have attachments; it's a digital signature that your mail program doesn't understand. | http://www.subspacefield.org/~travis/ If you are a spammer, please email [email protected] to get blacklisted.
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